OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: The female acting awards

It's time to make my formal predictions. In this fifth post, we are deep into the major award categories. Here are my picks for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool. Let's go!

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OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: The writing and directing awards

It's time to make my formal predictions. In this fourth post, we are starting to get to the major award categories. Here are my picks for the two screenplay awards and Best Director. Let's go! Stick with me and I will win you your Oscar pool.

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: The visual and artistic categories

It's time to make my formal predictions. In this post, we look at the visual and artistic technical categories that include cinematography, costumes, makeup, editing, visual effects, and editing. Let's go!

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OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: The music and sound categories

It's time to make my formal predictions. In this post, we look at the music and sound technical categories that include song, score, editing, and mixing. Let's go!

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2014: The minor film categories

It's time to make my formal predictions. In this post, we look at the minor film categories that include foreign, documentary, and animated features. Let's go!

COLUMN: Reactions and results of the 86th Academy Award nominations

Earlier today, with all eyes on Hollywood (or probably just on Chris Hemsworth reading the names), the final nominations were announced for the 86th Academy Awards. As with any year, there were a fair share of locks, snubs, and surprises.

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EDITORIAL: The 10 Best Films of 2012

With 2012 now in the books, it's time to reflect on the best films of this past year. I feel that, for the second year in a row, I've been lucky enough to catch as many of the best and brightest movies of 2012 as just a regular guy, without the flashy access that most big-wig critics get with their advanced screenings and special events.

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EDITORIAL: My top 10 baseball movies and their lessons

In honor of the opening day of the 2012 Major League Baseball season, I felt obliged, just as I did with an editorial last fall for the opening of the NFL and college football seasons, to put my reputation on the line with my picks for the best baseball movies of all-time.

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EDITORIAL: Best Non-Horror Halloween Movie Scenes

While horror movies, especially the eponymous Halloween series, prominently use Halloween as a staging point, there are a great many non-horror movies that have fun and unique Halloween set pieces as well. For a short and sweet editorial, here are some non-horror cinematic scenes of Halloween and a few clips.

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